What does the cancellation of the “limited fitness” status mean and what should persons liable for military service do?
4 April 2024 18:17
The law “On Amendments to Certain Laws of Ukraine on Ensuring the Rights of Military and Police Officers to Social Protection” signed by the President, which, among other things, provides for the cancellation of the “limited fitness” status, has been published. The Ministry of Defence has clarified what awaits military personnel and persons liable for military service who have this status, Komersant ukrainskyi 
reports.
The Final and Transitional Provisions of the legislative act contain a provision that citizens of Ukraine who were declared partially fit for military service before the entry into force of this law are subject to a second medical examination within nine months of its entry into force to determine their fitness for military service.
The Law will enter into force on 4 May. Citizens who currently have a “limited fitness” status must undergo a second medical examination within 9 months, i.e. by 4 February 2025.
After the re-examination, servicemen who are found to be unfit will be discharged from military service, while those found to be fit will continue their service.
Persons liable for military service who are found to be unfit will be removed from the military register, while those found to be fit will be able to serve.
It should be noted that earlier the National Security and Defence Intelligence Committee considered all 16 areas of the draft law on mobilisation.
The main issue – demobilisation – was decided to be discussed during the consideration of amendments, not in the wording proposed by the government. This means that the current version does not have the support of the Committee.
You can read about the important amendments previously supported by the Verkhovna Rada Committee here: Draft law on mobilisation: what important amendments were supported by the Rada committee
Draft law on mobilisation
on 7 February, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted a new draft law on mobilisation without proposals from the relevant committee. It is expected to be voted on as a whole at the end of February, and the draft law may come into force in April.
The draft law proposes, among other things, to introduce summonses through the conscript’s electronic cabinet. Other innovations include lowering the conscription age to 25 years, setting a demobilisation period of 36 months, introducing voluntary mobilisation for convicts, restrictions on evaders, banning civil service without military training, etc.
Read more about the new document in our article: Government submits new draft law on mobilisation: main provisions.
